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Dictionary Terms: A

abdominal ultrasound

abdominal x-ray

abdominoperineal resection

aberrant crypt foci

abiraterone acetate

ABO blood group system

accelerated phase chronic myelogenous leukemia

accelerated radiation therapy

accelerated-fraction radiation therapy

acetyl-L-carnitine

acetyl-L-carnitine hydrochloride

acid-base balance

acid-base equilibrium

acolbifene hydrochloride

acoustic neurofibromatosis

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

acridine carboxamide

AC-Taxol regimen

actinic keratosis

active surveillance

activities of daily living

acupuncture needle

acupuncture point

acupuncture point injection

acute bacterial prostatitis

acute lymphoblastic leukemia

acute lymphocytic leukemia

acute myeloblastic leukemia

acute myelogenous leukemia

acute myeloid leukemia

acute nonlymphocytic leukemia

acute promyelocytic leukemia

adenoid cystic carcinoma

adenosine triphosphate

adenosquamous carcinoma

adjunct therapy

adjunctive therapy

adjustment disorder

adjuvant therapy

adrenal medulla

adrenocortical cancer

adrenocortical carcinoma

adrenocorticotropic hormone

adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma

advance directive

advanced cancer

advanced malignant mesothelioma

advanced practice nurse

aerobic exercise

aerobic metabolism

aerobic respiration

aerodigestive tract

age-related macular degeneration

aggravating factor

aggressive lymphoma

agnogenic myeloid metaplasia

AIDS-related cancer

AJCC staging system

alanine aminopeptidase

alanine transferase

alcohol ablation

alcohol dependence

Aldrich syndrome

alendronate sodium

alkylating agent

allelic heterogeneity

allergic response

allogeneic bone marrow transplantation

allogeneic stem cell transplantation

allopathic medicine

all-trans retinoic acid

alpha-adrenergic antagonist

alpha-fetoprotein

alpha-lipoic acid

alternative medicine

aluminum sulfate

ALVAC-CEA vaccine

alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma

alveolar soft part sarcoma

Alzheimer dementia

Alzheimer disease

Amanita phalloides

amantadine hydrochloride

amelanotic melanoma

amino acid sequence

aminocamptothecin

aminoglutethimide

aminoglycoside antibiotic

aminolevulinic acid

aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride

amiodarone hydrochloride

amitriptyline hydrochloride

ammonium tetrathiomolybdate

amoxicillin-clavulanate potassium

ampulla of Vater

ampulla of Vater cancer

ampullary cancer

anabolic steroid

anaphylactic shock

anaplastic large cell lymphoma

anaplastic thyroid cancer

androgen ablation

androgen deprivation

androgen receptor positive

androgen suppression

androgen-independent

anecdotal report

anesthesiologist

anetholtrithione

angiogenesis inhibitor

angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma

angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor

anhydrovinblastine

animal-assisted therapy

anorexia nervosa

anterior mediastinotomy

anterior mediastinum

anterior pelvic exenteration

anterior urethral cancer

anthracenedione

antiandrogen therapy

antiangiogenesis

antianxiety agent

antibody therapy

antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity

antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity

anticancer antibiotic

anticancer therapy

anticarcinogenic

anti-CD19 immunotoxin

anti-CD22 immunotoxin

anti-CD22 immunotoxin CAT-8015

anti-CEA antibody

anti-EpCAM-Pseudomonas-exotoxin fusion protein

antigen-presenting cell

antigen-presenting cell vaccine

antiglobulin test

antihormone therapy

anti-idiotype vaccine

anti-IGF1R recombinant monoclonal antibody MK-0646

anti-IL-6 chimeric monoclonal antibody

anti-inflammatory

anti-mesothelin monoclonal antibody MORAb-009

antimicrotubule agent

antimitotic agent

antineoplastic antibiotic

antipsychotic agent

antiretroviral therapy

antisense c-fos

antisense oligonucleotide

anti-TGF-beta monoclonal antibody GC1008

antithymocyte globulin

anti-TRAIL R1-mAb

anti-TRAIL R2 mAb HGS-ETR2

antituberculosis

antitumor antibiotic

anti-VEGFR monoclonal antibody

anxiolytic agent

aortocoronary bypass

aplastic anemia

arginine butyrate

argon beam coagulator ablation

aromatase inhibitor

aromatherapy infusion

aromatherapy massage

arrhenoblastoma

arsenic trioxide

arterial embolization

artificial pacemaker

arzoxifene hydrochloride

aspartate transaminase

assisted reproductive technology

assistive device

assistive technology

asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis

ataxia-telangiectasia

athymic nude mouse

atorvastatin calcium

attributable risk

atypical ductal breast hyperplasia

atypical ductal hyperplasia

atypical glandular cell

atypical glandular cells of uncertain significance

atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance

atypical hyperplasia

atypical lobular breast hyperplasia

atypical lobular hyperplasia

atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor

Aurora kinase inhibitor AT9283

autoclave-resistant factor

autoimmune disease

autoimmune enteropathy

autoimmune hemolytic anemia

autologous bone marrow

autologous bone marrow transplantation

autologous expanded mesenchymal stem cells OTI-010

autologous lymphocyte

autologous stem cell transplantation

autologous tumor cell

autonomic nervous system

autosomal dominant

autosomal recessive

axillary dissection

axillary lymph node

axillary lymph node dissection

azathioprine sodium

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